MIDNIGHT TANGO EXHIBITION, Works by Charles Willmott
by Claire Mitchell 30. January 2012 21:03
The magic of Vincent Simone and Flavia
Cacace's Midnight Tango appears on
canvas!
Renowned figurative painter Charles
Willmott was granted special access to
two of the stars of BBC’
Dancing in order to paint dance
sequences from their sell-out Midnight
Tango stage show, which is currently at
the Aldwych Theatre in London’
End.
Set in a late night bar in downtown
Buenos Aires, Vincent and Flavia take
the audience on a journey into the heart
of this intoxicating city, as danger and
excitement, joy and jealousy, pain and
passion combine into a spectacular and
explosive live stage show.
Charles Willmott is a renowned artist
whose portraits of dancers have been
keenly collected for decades. Charles
describes himself as a ‘
and as such his paintings are faithful
reproductions of his subjects. In the
case of Vincent and Flavia, however, he
took special care to capture the
dancers’facial features, making them
instantly recognisable as the stars of
Strictly Come Dancing. Several stages
of Charles’creative process are
captured in the show. The resulting
exhibition ranges from soft sketches to
bold oil paintings that capture all the
drama and atmosphere of the Midnight
Tango show.
“I’
working with these talented World
Argentine Tango Champions, and I
thank Vincent and Flavia for re-enacting
some of their stunning routines for me,”
says Charles.
s Strictly Come
s West
figurative realist’
ve enjoyed the great privilege of
Born in Stratford-Upon Avon, he is the
only son of artist and metal craftsman
Hague Willmott and originally studied at
the Birmingham College of Art. As a
contemporary figurative realist he
prepares graphite & charcoal studies
before painting in oils.
Charles has worked with the Royal
Shakespeare Theatre, The Royal Ballet
and dancers Miyako Yoshida and
Darcey Bussell. In 2000 and 2003, this
dedication to the stage and
performance earned him a finalist place
in the prestigious Garrick/Milne Prize
and today his Works include Portraiture,
Female Form and Dance.
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